Professional choice in the perspective of the high school technical education student

Abstract

the objective of this research was to identify the motivations of the professional choices of a group of adolescents, as well as the interventions of the family environment in this process. It is a qualitative research carried out with adolescents who completed the Secondary Technical Education whose results show that among the reasons that led the adolescents to make the professional choice stands out personal fulfillment, but the financial return was very present, especially from the perspective of parental guidance. Despite the variety of new careers on the market, this aspect did not overlap with the more traditional careers at the time of the adolescent's decision, however, the family influence was decisive in this process. In addition, the high school technical formation, according to the participants, does not guarantee a good job, it is necessary to attend an undergraduate course that will facilitate their insertion in the labor market. This result allows us to make two considerations: a) the preference for the profession at the higher level overlaps with the middle level; b) career choice continues to be influenced by the family nucleus even when adolescents claim otherwise.